Metal shingle.



G. A. GORDON.

METAL SHINGLE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 30, 1914.

1 1 53,6 1 9 Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Wiingsses. 4 2 Fmvenor.

Km y lzwl To all whom'it may concern GEORGE-ABTHUR GORDON, TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

METAL SHINGL'E.

1 Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntgd Sept, 14,1915,

Application filed October 30, 1914. Serial No. 869,360.

Be it known that I, GEORGE ARTHUR Gonnoir, a subjectotthe King of Great Britain, and resident of the city ofToronto, county of York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion of Canada, .have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal" Shingles, as described in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, that form part of the same. l j

Theprincipal objects of the present invention are, to eliminate the possibility of leakage at the joints orintcrsec'tion of the shingles, "and to devise a form'of metal shingle which will be very firmly secured in place. l

The principal feature of the invention consists in the novel construction of the shingle, whereby intercepting gutter is arranged between the outer terminal edge of the overlapping shingle and the underlying terminal edge of the adjacent shingle,

and wherebythe shingles are securely fasis formed of a rectangular plate of sheet metal. This plate is-shaped with a rib 2 of an inverted channel shape'at one of its l i h extends from the t p edge 3 to the bottom ed .4 p

5 and 6 areribs spacedequidistant and formed of a similar shape tothe rib 2, for

the major portion of the depth of the shingle. At the upper end the ribs 5 and 6 are formed with" a V-shaped channel 7 centrally located in the top and extending downwardly from the top edge 4 a distance approximately equal to the depth of the -weatheringrequired in placing the shingles the one over the other in successive rows.

he lower end Qof the channel 7 is bevel d sloped uP a d-lyand outwardly.

f9, is a rib of substantially M shape in cross section, the outer walls lO thereof be ing sloped to correspond with the slope of the outer sides of the ribs 5 and 6 and or" the same width apart and the inner walls forming a V-shaped channel 11 which extends from the top to the bottom edge'of the shingle. The rib 9 is spaced from the rib 6 a distance equal to the spacing between the ribs 2 and 5 and 5 and 6 and the terminal edge 12 of the shingle extends outwardly a short distance from the extreme outer wall of the rib 9. This strip forms the nailing strip for securing the shingle in place.

13 are hookfshaped members secured to the ribs 5 and 6 at the lower end of the V-shaped channel 7 and at one side thereof and 14 is a hook similar to the hooks 13 secured to the inner inverted V-shaped portion of the rib 9 and in transverse 'alinement with the hooks 13. I

15 is a hole formed in the rib 2 in horizontal alinement with the shanks of the hook-shaped fastening members and adapted to receive the hook 1 1 of the next adjacent shingle when placed in position.

16 are holes formed inthe ribs 2, 5 and 6 close to the bottom edge and in alinement with the hole 15 and hooks 13 respectively,

these holes being adapted to receive the hookshaped members 13 and 1 1 of the adjacent lower row of shingles when placed in position.

17 is a notch formed in the lower edge of "the shingle at the bottom end of the rib 9,

the upper edge of said notch being approximately in horizontal alinement with the upper sides of the holes 15. The holes 15 are so shaped that theunder or lower half thereof is depressed and the upper half is arched upwardly so as to allow of the ready insertion of the hook fasteners and fitting snugly around the shanks of the hook member. In placing these shingles, in laying the first row the outer shingle is first placed in position and nailed along the edge 12. l The rib 2 of the next shingle is then laid over the rib 9, the hook l4 beinginserted into the hole 15, the rib 2 thus covering the rib 9 has its outer edge 18 fitting snugly against the wall 10 of the rib 9, and the fiat top 19 stretches across the top of the V-shapcd channel 11, the inner wall 20 fitting against ,the other outwardly sloping wall of the rib l 1 V-shaped channels '7 formed and the ribs 9 9; a thoroughly weather proof joint is thus provided in that in the event of water beating under the outer edge 18 of the rib 2 it' will be intercepted by the channel 11 and flow freely downwardly being discharged at the bottom.

In laying the second and succeeding courses of shingles,the oints are staggered or broken and the upper courses are slipped into place so that the hook members 13 and 14 extend through the holes 16 at the bottom edge of the shingles and one of said hooks will fit into the corner of the notch 17. When the second course is thus laid the lower ends of the ribs 2, 5 and 6 cover the fit into one of same, so that the said channel 7 forms a continuation of the channel 11 but owing to the, notch 17 being cut in the bottom corner the bottom of the central V- shaped portion 11 does not interfere with the outwardly sloping lower edge 8. of the channel 7, consequently the shingle fits snugly into place. The next succeeding shingle then covers the rib 9 the same as in the manner described in laying the first course so that the joint in all cases presents the same appearance as the other ribs and all ribs are uniform and continuous extending through the entire roof covering.

It will be seen that the weathering of the 7 joint is very effective as in the case of the outer edge of any one of the ribs 2 being slightly raised or through extreme conditions of weather water is forced up under the same, it will be intercepted by the V- shaped channel 11 and carried to the bottom of the shingle and in the case of the second and succeeding courses the water flowing down this channel flows into the lower end 8 of the channel 7 and is conducted to the upper surface of the under-lying shingle of the lower course, the water having free egress as the covering rib 2 is spaced above the rib 2 of the lower course by the thickness of themetal of the rib 9. 1

The hook-shaped members are preferably inserted from the underside of the shingle and arranged at one side of the Vshaped channel and either soldered, riveted or welded securely in place so that no leakage can occur and it will be readily seen that any leakage there is through the holes 15 and 16 is simply conducted outwardly through the channels 7. The hook fastener members are shown as preferably arranged on the rib portion 5 of the shingle but it must be understood that they can be placed in other locations if desired.

With this construction of shingle it will be seen that as the outer rib 2 atone end is not provided with the center channel 7, it will be impossible to lay the shingles without breaking the joint, as the rib, 9 with the channel extending from end to end will not fit into place over the rib 2. Shingles so constructed are easily and quickly placed in position and firmly held against displacement by .means of. the h0ok-shaped fastening members of which any desirable number may be used and as each shingle "has an adequate nailing strip, the roof covering will be held securely against. storm. The nailing strip is thoroughly weathered and protected as is each joint in the shingles by the arrangement of the open channel extending the full length offeach joint betweenthe shingles whichjchannel is arranged to discharge into the short length channels formed in the upper ends of the ribs 5 and 6 over whichever they maybe located. It will be noted that the channels.

7 are covered by the overlapping edge of the succeeding courses, consequently dirt will be prevented from lodging therein and thus choking the channels and further the weather will be prevented from beating under the joint.

What I claim as my invention is -v 1. A; metal shingle having a plurality of ribs of an inverted channel shape in-lcross section extending from top to bottom, one of the end ribs having a channel in the top extending the full length thereof and the' intermediate rib having a channel in the top extending partway down from theupper edge of the shingle 2; A metal shingle having a plurality of ribs of an inverted channel; shape in cross section extending from top to bottom, one of the end ribs having a channel in the top extending the full length thereof the intermediate rib having a'channel in the top extending partway down from the upper edge of the shingle, hook-shaped fastening members secured to said shingles in sealed contact, and holes formed in saidshingles adapted to receive the hook-shapecl'fastening members of the under-lying shingles. H

3. A metal shingle having a plurality of ribs of an inverted channel shape in cross sectionextending from top to bottom, the

central rib having a channel formed in the V'-shaped channel formed: in the center thereof at the upperend, the'lower end of said channel being sloped outwardly to merge into the top of said rib, and one of Signed at the city of Toronto, county of the end ribs having a V-shaped channel in York, Province of Ontario, in the Dominion the center extending the full length thereof of Canada, this 26th day of October 1914. and adapted to coincide With the V-shaped- GEORGE ARTHUR GORDON. channel at the upper end of the intermediate Witnesses:

rib of underlying shingle 01": the next lower H. L. TRIMBLE,

course. H. M. CHRIs'rMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of- Patents,

' Washington, D. G." 

